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Fran Warren
Frances Wolff (March 4, 1926 – March 4, 2013), known professionally as Fran Warren, was an American singer. She was born into a Jewish family in the New York City borough of the Bronx. After some time in a chorus line at the Roxy Theater, she joined Art Mooney's big band and worked with Billy Eckstine, who gave her the name "Fran Warren". She spent almost two years with the Charlie Barnet band before achieving some recognition with Claude Thornhill. In 1947, she reached the music charts for the first time with the song "A Sunday Kind of Love" written by her manager, Barbara Belle. She began a solo career in 1948 when she signed a contract with RCA Victor. She had a hit record with "I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)", a duet with Tony Martin which reached No. 3 on the charts. During the same year, she sang on the radio program Sing It Again. In the early 1950s, after a number of her records failed to chart, she signed with MGM Records. Her last chart hit was "It's Anybody's Heart" in 1953. Her albums included Hey There! Here's Fran Warren arranged by Marty Paich and Something's Coming arranged by Ralph Burns and Al Cohn. Warren performed in the musicals Mame, South Pacific, and The Pajama Game and went on tour with the big band of Harry James. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 4, 1926 (The Bronx), Died March 4, 2013 (Brookfield)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9VB-715 | 10-in. | 8/19/1949 | Cuddled in your arms | Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-716 | 10-in. | 8/19/1949 | Envy | Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0003 | 10-in. | 1/9/1951 | Over the rainbow | Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0006 | 10-in. | 1/9/1951 | Let's fall in love | Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0055 | 10-in. | 1/9/1951 | I love you too much | Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0056 | 10-in. | 1/9/1951 | Don't leave me now | Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D8VB-4057 | 10-in. | 12/14/1948 | Joe | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D8VB-4058 | 10-in. | 12/14/1948 | Why is it? | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D8VB-4074 | 10-in. | 12/14/1948 | Why can't you behave | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0229 | 10-in. | 3/1/1949 | A wonderful guy | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0230 | 10-in. | 3/1/1949 | I'm gonna wash that man (right out-a my hair) | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0231 | 10-in. | 3/1/1949 | Younger than springtime | Bill Lawrence ; Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0232 | 10-in. | 3/1/1949 | I'll do the same for you | Bill Lawrence ; Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0713 | 10-in. | 8/19/1949 | You're in love with someone | Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0714 | 10-in. | 8/19/1949 | This is where love walks out | Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1474 | 10-in. | 5/13/1949 | There's no getting away from you | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1475 | 10-in. | 5/13/1949 | Homework | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1477 | 10-in. | 5/13/1949 | You can have him | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1478 | 10-in. | 5/13/1949 | Temptation | E. Shawker ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with drums | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1516 | 10-in. | 5/17/1949 | My love loves me | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1517 | 10-in. | 5/17/1949 | Will I find my love today? | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1518 | 10-in. | 5/17/1949 | (Where are you) Now that I need you? | Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-1519 | 10-in. | 5/17/1949 | Over the rainbow | Charles Naylor ; Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-2249 | 10-in. | 9/15/1949 | Speak a word of love (I wish, I wish) | Tony Martin ; Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-2250 | 10-in. | 9/15/1949 | Remember | Tony Martin ; Henri René ; Fran Warren | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Fran," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102207.
Warren, Fran. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102207.
"Warren, Fran." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Fran Warren
Discogs: Fran Warren
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IMDb: Fran Warren
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Warren, Fran - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78031057
Wikidata: Fran Warren - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q534244
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17413889
MusicBrainz: Fran Warren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bed66b6b-3ffb-4a05-8878-e2984030b717
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